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painting or portrait sculpture.
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artists here have won important awards. See the AWARD
WINNERS page for all winners on this site, including five artists
with work accepted in the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery
— Marvin Mattelson, Rossin, Ronald Sherr, Alexandra Tyng, Paul Wyse
and accepted into the National Portrait Gallery of Australia is
Jiawei Shen.
In a 2005 New York Times article, five out of six artists featured
in a portrait article were chosen from Stroke of Genius. We've also
been contacted by the Wall Street Journal and Town & Country
magazine regarding portrait articles.
The White House, U.S. Senate,
U.S. Supreme Court, the Pentagon, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, SOCOM, Homeland
Security, Department of the Treasury, HUD and other United States and state
government agencies, universities, hospitals, film industry, major corporations
such as Tiffany & Company and New York Life Insurance have all referenced
our site in the artist selection process.
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 NANCY
MAUCK has been selected to paint the official portrait
of current Virginia Governor, Robert F. McDonnell. 05/2013 |
NANCY
MAUCK unveiled her portraits of VA Firs Ladies Susan Allen,
wife of former Govenor George Allen, & Lisa Collis Warner,
wife of former Governor Mark Warner. 05/2013 |
 LORYN
BRAZIER unveiled her portraits of VA First Ladies Maureen
McDonnell, wife of former Governor, Robert F. McDonnell &
Katherine Godwin, wife of former Governor Mills Godwin. 05/2013 |
 ANN
MANRY KENYON'S portrait of Bishop Greg Brewer, newly elected
bishop of the Central Florida Diocese, was unveiled at an
annual convention of over 500 bishops and priests in Winter
Park, FL and will hang in the Great Hall at the Episcopal
Cathedral in Orlando. 01/2013 |
 MICHELE
RUSHWORTH'S portrait of Air Force Chief of Staff Norton
Schwartz was unveiled at the Pentagon, and her portrait of
Washington State governor Christine Gregoire (Rushworth’s
9th official gubernatorial portrait) was unveiled at the state
capitol. 01/2013 |
 SCOTT
JOHNSTON'S portrait of Judge James Ware, won a Honor Award
in the recent (2012) PSOA members only competition in the
commissioned portrait category. 01/2013 |
TOM EDGERTON is painting Steven C. Preston, former Cabinet
Secretary, for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
in Washington, DC. 12/2012 |
 NANETTE
FLUHR was featured in American Artist’s Workshop
Magazine in an article on "Master Copy" p. 22-27.
10/2012 |
 SUSAN
RENE DEREMER recently completed a painting of Don Whithead,
1st African-American newscaster in U.S. for Tennessee State
University. 10/2012 |
 TONIA
BANEY'S portrait of Senator Nakasone of Hawaii will be
unveiled Oct 2012 at the new University Building where it
will hang in the entry. 10/2012 |
 JUNE
BLACKSTOCK'S "Gentleman from Georgia, a Portrait
of Judge Peagler and Friends" was accepted to the 84th
Grand National Online Exhibition, American Artists Professional
League showing through Dec 30. 10/2012 |
Three
of NANETTE FLUHR'S portraits
have been selected for a six-city national museum tour of
American Realist Painting in China as part of ACOPAL's Exhibition
of Contemporary American Realism. 09/2012 |
SCOTT
JOHNSTON recently completed and unveiled the official
portraits of Chief Judge James Ware, Chief Judge Vaughn Walker,
Judge Ronald Whyte, and Judge Maxine Chesney of the U.S. District
Court of Northern California. 09/2012 |
 JOHANNA
SPINKS recently painted Kevin Costner for her Face
of Ventura project. 57 sitters were painted from life
to reflect the modern day face of this old mission CA town.
The collection showed at the Ventura County Museum Pavilion
in August and will now tour the county. 09/2012 |
 MARY
SPARROW was asked to do a commemorative painting for the
American Legion World Series. Prints of the painting will
be sold at the games. She was also commissioned for a portrait
for the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center at Gardner Webb University.
08/2012 |
 RAYMOND
OLIVERE recently completed a posthumous portrait of Bernard
M. Baruch, statesman, financier, philanthropist, advisor to
Presidents and devoted alumnus of Baruch college where it
now hangs. He was also commissioned to paint portraits of
the children of the CEO of NASCAR. 07/2012 |
 SONIA
HALE unveiled 2 portraits for the Pearle L. Crawford Memorial
Library, Dudley, MA, including a posthumous of the namesake
and a double of benefactors Mr. & Mrs. Hugh Crawford.
She also delivered the portrait of Clark Waterfall of BSG
Ventures. 07/2012 |
 BETSY
ASHTON was commissioned to paint the official portrait
of Philip Lader, former U.S. Ambassador to the Court of St.
James, for the United States Embassy in Grosvenor Square,
London. 07/2012 |
 JOHN
ENNIS recently completed portraits of University of the
Sciences President Philip Gerbino, and Salus University President
Thomas Lewis. 07/2012 |
 ROBERT
FRANCIS WHELAN was selected by the National Museum of
Catholic Art in Washington, DC to paint Mother Marianne Cope
(1838 - 1918) posthumously. She will become a Saint Oct 21
at the Vatican. 07/2012 |
 DAVID
GOATLEY David Goatley delivered official portraits of
Hon. Gordon Campbell, Premier, and Hon Steven L. Point, Lt.
Governor, of British Columbia, in addition, those of Larry
Goldman, founding President, New Jersey Performing Arts Centre&
Judge Douglas P. Woodlock for Boston Federal Courthouse. 07/2012 |
 BETSY
GOSHEFF SCIBLE recently painted Dr. Harold J. Cordts,
former Head of the Dept of Health, Phys Education & Recreation
of Frostburg State U. She was also selected to paint an official
portrait of Hon. Jane Roth, Sr. Judge U.S. Court of Appeals
3rd Circuit. 06/2012 |
 ANNETTE
ELLINGWOOD Annette Ellingwood recently completed the
official portrait of Bethel College President, Dr. Steven
R. Cramer. 07/2012 |
 IRENE
BAILEY painted the official portrait of Dr. Paul Cunningham,
Dean, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University.
Selected for a portrait of Tom Minges, recently deceased CEO,
for Minges Pepsi Bottling Group in Ayden, NC. 07/2012 |
 PAUL
WYSE'S official portrait of of the former Speaker of the
Canadian House of Commons, The Hon. Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken,
was unveiled. 05/2012 |
 LEILA
ASHTON was commissioned by the Consauga Bar Association
to paint the official portrait of retiring Superior Court
Judge Robert Adams of Whitfield County, Georgia. The portrait
was unveiled at the Whitfield Co. Courthouse on May 6, 2012.
05/2012 |
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IGOR BABAILOV was commissioned to paint President Bush,
President Putin, Rudolph Giuliani, the Pope and Prime Minister
Brian Mulroney. |
SIMMIE KNOX painted the official White House portraits
of President Clinton & First Lady Hillary Clinton and
was awarded the commission for Governor of Alabama. |
 JOHN
HOWARD SANDEN'S official White House portraits of President
George Bush and First Lady Laura Bush were unveiled at a White
House ceremony June 2012. 06/2012 |
 RONALD
SHERR painted the official portrait of George H. W. Bush
for the National Portrait Gallery in D.C. & a double portrait
of him & George W. Bush for the George Bush Presidential
Library & Museum. |
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Features many of the greats of contemporary portraiture today
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Whitney. |
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Stroke of Genius Fine Art Bookstore features over
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Society of America, Portrait Society of America, the
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and figurative works in America. With over 2,750 members world-wide.
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World of Portrait Painting by John Howard Sanden,
features reviews of exhibitions and books on portrait painting,
analyses of great portraits by masters of the past, practical
information for the working professional of today, and “shop
talk” – tips and suggestions from one artist to
another. |
 Art
Renewal Center will soon have 1,000's of images of
the greatest painters & sculptors & an encyclopedic
collection of essays, bios and articles. Board Chairman is
Fred Ross; board includes Banks, Whitney, Elliot. |
 The
Portrait Institute was founded in 1974. Though no
longer offering seminars, the Institute continues to distribute
John Sanden videos, brush sets, books & specialty oil
color sets that you can order online. |
 Portrait
Society of Atlanta is the oldest all volunteer portrait
groups in America. Membership is open to portrait artists
in all parts of the country. Our main purpose is to educate
the public to a greater awareness of the portrait as a valid
and valuable art form. At the same time we enrich our members
by offering a variety of services. |
 Maryland
Society of Portrait Artists is a non-profit organization
founded in 1982 for the purpose of promoting and encouraging
the development of portraiture. Membership is open to individuals
and organizations interested in the art of portraiture or
active in creating portraits in painting, drawing and sculpture.
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 Portrait
Society of Canada's mandate is to educate and increase
the public’s understanding and appreciations of the Art
of Portrait in Canada by providing art exhibitions, performances,
Portrait Arts Festivals, workshops, lectures and seminars
in public places and educational institutions in Canada. |
 Royal
Society of Portrait Painter's aim is to promote the
practice of and further excellence in painted portraiture
and offer a personal portrait commissions service. |
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